Congratulations to all of our 2025 graduates!
The 2025 cohort of graduates from a wide variety of Social Care and Management courses received their QQI qualifications recently at the OTC's annual Conferring of Awards ceremony at the RDS Concert Hall in November. It was such a memorable day for all the families and guests in attendance.
Graduates received QQI qualifications after earning the following awards:
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Studies (Disability Service Management) - Level 8
- Bachelor of Arts in Social Care - Level 7 (CORU approved)
- Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Disability Studies - Level 7
- Certificate in Applied Management Human Services - Level 6
- Cert in Patient Safety Complaints Advocacy – Special Purpose Level 7
- Certificate in Supported Employment - Special Purpose Level 7
- Certificate in Intellectual Disability Practice - Level 5 Major Award
A special mention goes to our three students of the year - Mark Fitzgerald, Louise Coll and Kayleigh Byrne.
Pictured opposite (left to right):
Louise Coll, Graduate of the Certificate in Applied Management (Human Services) was the recipient of The Wheel Management Award for Academic Excellence,
Mark Fitzgerald, Graduate of the BA (Honours) in Applied Social Studies (Disability Service Management) - recipient of the Social Care Ireland Award for Academic Excellence in Social Care; and
Kayleigh Byrne, Graduate of the BA in Social Care - recipient of the Gerry Clarke Award for Excellent Social Care Practitionership.
Well done to all our award winners this year!
Special thanks go to Emma Goggin (pictured), Student Representative and Graduate of the BA (Honours) in Applied Social Studies (Disability Service Management) who delivered this year's inspiring student address.
